Weather Blog: End to June gloom near

Thank you for stopping by the Weather Watch 12 blog! With only 5 days left in the month June gloom will end one way or another. The good news is the cloudy, foggy weather departs sooner rather than later in the final days of the month.

Foggy conditions have lingered near the Lake Michigan shoreline for much of the past week. The photo below was taken by Patrick Paolantonio early Wednesday morning on the Summerfest grounds. The Hoan Bridge is not visible in the distance due to fog.

Day 1 of Summerfest will be one of the coolest in recent memory. Lots of clouds and a breeze off the lake will keep highs in the 60s. If you are curious the coolest and warmest high temperatures ever during Summerfest are shown below. Who could forget the extreme heat from just two years ago during the festival.

Along with cool temperatures for the start of Summerfest 2014, clouds and fog may dampen spirits. Temperatures will top out in the 60s on Wednesday and Thursday. Fog continues to linger along the shoreline through Thursday morning. With a north to northeast wind, at about any time fog may drift over areas near the lake. Bring a jacket to Summerfest and you should be fine.

The threat for fog may linger into Thursday morning. However, as winds shift, drier air sweeps across the lake and sunshine pops through the clouds fog will dissipate. Much improved weather starts to take hold Thursday into Friday. A couple quiet days with highs in the 60s and 70s and some sunshine can be expected.

Much warmer temperatures will flow north by the weekend. The WPC Saturday forecast map below shows a much needed warm front on the doorstep of southeast Wisconsin at 7am Saturday.

As the front lifts north temperatures will jump into the 70s and 80s. Check out the temperature forecast map below for late Saturday. Warm and humid weather will take hold...finally feeling like summer!

Look for the average to above average temperatures to continue into next week. Along with the warm-up you will feel the humidity increase. Several humid days are likely.

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